IPL 2025: Five Players Set To Miss Opening Matches

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is set to start from March 22 onwards.

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is set to start from March 22 onwards.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament opener at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the final will also take place in Kolkata on May 25.

As IPL 2025 approaches, some star players are expected to miss a few opening games due to injuries, while uncertainty looms over the availability of a few others. Have a look at five players who are set to miss IPL 2025 opening games:

Mumbai Indians' ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, sidelined since January 5 due to a lower back injury, is expected to miss the first two weeks of IPL 2025.

Lucknow Super Giants' speedster Mayank Yadav is also likely to miss the first half of the season as he recovers from a lumbar stress injury, according to an ESPNCricinfo report.

RCB's high-profile signing Josh Hazlewood (Rs 12.50 crore) remains uncertain for IPL 2025 as he continues his recovery from a hip injury.

MI skipper Hardik Pandya will miss the season opener against CSK on March 23, serving a one-match suspension due to a slow over-rate penalty from IPL 2024.

Australia's T20I captain Mitchell Marsh, acquired by LSG for Rs 3.40 crore, could also be unavailable at the start of the season due to a back issue.